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115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-856
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QUINDARO TOWNSITE NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE ACT
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July 23, 2018.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 5613]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 5613) to designate the Quindaro Townsite in
Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended
do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. QUINDARO TOWNSITE NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Quindaro Townsite
National Commemorative Site Act''.
(b) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.
(c) Designation.--The Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as
listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is hereby
designated as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. The
Site shall not be considered a unit of the National Park System.
(d) Administration.--Nothing in this section shall affect the
administration of the Quindaro Townsite by Kansas City or the State of
Kansas.
(e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
State of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and affected subdivisions, may
enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private
entities, for the purposes of protecting historic resources at Quindaro
Townsite and providing educational and interpretive programs for the
public.
(f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical
assistance to any entity with which the Secretary has entered into a
cooperative agreement under subsection (e).
(g) Effect on Private Property, Local Land Use, and Land Acquisition
Authority.--Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to--
(1) interfere with private property rights, or any local
zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political
subdivision of the State; or
(2) acquire land or interests in land through condemnation or
otherwise.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City,
Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 5613, as ordered reported, is to
designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a
National Commemorative Site.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 5613 would designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas
City, Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site. The Quindaro
Townsite is on the National Register of Historic Places (listed
in 2002) and is part of the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom. The site preserves the ruins of a frontier
town on the Missouri River, which was founded in 1857 to be a
free-state port of entry during the Kansas Territory's fight
over the question of slavery. Other prominent river towns in
the Territory at that time were pro-slavery. The town's
residents included Euro-Americans, freed African Americans, and
members of the Wyandot Tribe.\1\
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\1\National Register of Historic Place Registration Form for
Quindaro Townsite. April 5, 2002. https://www.kshs.org/resource/
national_register/nominationsNRDB/WyandotteCounty_Quindaro
TownsiteNR.pdf.
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The Quindaro area was the location of an African American
refugee settlement that began during the Civil War. It was also
the site of the Freedman's University and its successor
institution, Western University, the first black university in
Kansas.\2\
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Local stakeholders have long sought to elevate the status
of the Quindaro Townsite, including an effort to have the site
listed as a National Historic Landmark. In 2017 in response to
an inquiry letter from a local stakeholder regarding potential
National Historic Landmark status, the National Park Service
recommended that Quindaro supporters expand research of the
site to identify possible national significance and then submit
a comprehensive National Historic Landmark nomination package.
The bill as introduced proposed designating Quindaro
Townsite as a National Historic Landmark. During consideration
of the bill, the Committee recognized the national significance
of the Townsite by amending the bill to establish the Quindaro
Townsite National Commemorative Site. Designation as a National
Commemorative Site will enable the owners of the Townsite to
use National Park Service branding and receive National Park
Service technical assistance. Similar designation status has
been applied to the Charleston National Commemorative Site in
Arkansas (Public Law 105-277) and the Kennedy-King National
Commemorative Site in Indiana (Public Law 115-163).
A companion bill, S. 2895, has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS).
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 5613 was introduced on April 25, 2018, by Congressman
Kevin Yoder (R-KS). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee
on Federal Lands. On June 21, 2018, the Subcommittee held a
hearing on the legislation. On July 11, 2018, the Natural
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee
was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Rob Bishop (R-
UT) offered an amendment designated #1; it was adopted by
unanimous consent. No further amendments were offered, and the
bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House
of Representatives by unanimous consent.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act.
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 19, 2018.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5613, the Quindaro
Townsite National Commemorative Site Act.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Janani
Shankaran.
Sincerely,
Mark P. Hadley
(For Keith Hall, Director).
Enclosure.
H.R. 5613--Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act
H.R. 5613 would designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas
City, Kansas, as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative
Site.
Under H.R. 5613, the National Park Service could provide
technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with
public and private entities for interpretive and educational
purposes related to the site, which would not be owned or
operated by the federal government. Based on the costs of
similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5613
would cost less than $500,000; such spending would be subject
to the availability of appropriated funds.
Enacting H.R. 5613 would not affect direct spending or
revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5613 would not increase
net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.
H.R. 5613 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Janani
Shankaran. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss,
Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill as ordered reported, is to designate
Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National
Commemorative Site.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5
Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any
directed rule makings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing
law.
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